4:22 AM,
Jan. 18, 2014

Erosion and rising sea levels, among other things, are taking eight feet of shoreline in Virginia, state conservationists there warn.

Written by

Ryan Egly

It is not only during extreme heat that we should be reminded of what is in store as the climate continues to change.

This month, as Australia saw temperatures in excess of 120 degrees and as 100,000 bats fell from the sky and as kangaroos collapsed because of extreme heat, we in Tennessee rushed to insulate pipes and set up emergency shelters. As our heating systems worked overtime, we came dangerously close to a TVA blackout.

Using a single event as a catalyst is risky - we are talking about long-term trends, not a game-day forecast. That doesn't change the fact that whatever weather events we ...